Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc.2019. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. It used to allow people to discuss literally anything, but the site has begun to shut down subreddits and block people that bully or harass other users. The site is an open forum where people can discuss or share just about anything. Reddit has come under intense scrutiny lately for its Wild West reputation. Add just 100 comments, and that percentage soars to 70%. When a thread on a non-history subreddit had between 900 and 1,000 comments, there was only a 46% chance it would involve Nazis or Hitler. In fact, there's an old Internet adage called Godwin's Law, which states, "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."īut 1,000 comments seems to be Reddit's magic Nazi number. Comment threads have a way of getting seriously off topic and devolving into tirades about politics, race and, eventually, Nazi Germany.
That Hitler references are pervasive on Reddit shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has ever, you know, used the Internet. Related: Revenge porn victim says her naked photos were all over the Internet "Ask TrumpSupporters," "The_Donald," "CapitalismVSocialism," "ExMuslim" and "WorldNews" also had about 1% of comments that mentioned Nazi Germany.Ī spokesman for Reddit did not respond to a request for comment. No surprise there.īut the subreddit "GamerGhazi," a comment thread dedicated to the GamerGate controversy, also topped the list - about 2% of GamerGhazi comments mention Hitler or Nazis. The top non-history subreddit for Hitler references is "Forwards from Grandma," which catalogs emails that people's grandmothers send them.
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